Human Rights Watch releases report on intersex surgery “I Want to Be Like Nature Made Me”

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Human Rights Watch releases report on intersex surgery “I Want to Be Like Nature Made Me”

International NGO Human Rights Watch released a comprehensive report with interACT: Advocates for Intesex Youth, detailing human rights abuses of intersex individuals and offering policy recommendations for intersex inclusion.

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🗓️ July 5th, 2017

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interACT: Advocates for Intersex Youth

Suegee Tamar-Mattis
Kyle Knight

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✒️ Written by Sean Saifa Wall
🕛 Updated October 26th, 2026

Cover image from the report, a small child with face down playing outside, drawing on the sidewalk with chalk as a parent watches

Image credit: Report's cover image, Human Rights Watch

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“I Want to Be Like Nature Made Me:” Medically Unnecessary Surgeries on Intersex Children in the US (PDF)
Human Rights Watch website interactive

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Human Rights Watch releases report on intersex surgery “I Want to Be Like Nature Made Me”

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